Senior IT Infrastructure Specialist

• Sep 2013 - Present

IT Solution Development Strategic Planning and Policies IT Procurement's VMWare 6.5 vSphere and Horizon View 7.0 VDI Infrastructure & Virtualization HPE SimpliVity Solutions. EMC Storage Solutions. Cisco Routing and Switching Ruckus and Aruba WiFi Solutions. MPLS Network Administration Oracle Fusion Cloud / ODA and 12i EBS Microsoft Windows 2008/2012/2016/2019 Server Administration Microsoft Office 365 & MS Exchange Administration. Google Workspace Administration. Active Directory and OKTA Mitel ICP 3300 Phone System Administration. MPLS and SD-WAN Networks. Show less

Network Administrator

• Mar 2011 - Sep 2013

Network Administrator for JSW Steel USA Inc. Baytown, TX USA. Responsible for Systems/Network Administration for 2 campus wide Data Centers having 18 Microsoft Windows Servers, Exchange 2003/2010 Server, Active Directory, Cisco Switches, Routers, ISDN Circuits, VPN Server, Cisco Call Manager, Sonic Firewall, Radio Links, EMC Data Domain, IP DVR / Camera’s, WiFi Zone Director and HP Blade Servers. Also plays a key role in Solution developments and vendor negotiations. Also provide support for Server optimization and users for complex problems both at corporate office and Mill. Show less

Sr. Manager I.T

• Aug 2001 - Dec 2010

Recruited to upgrade and replace obsolete technology in a World famous Fast food chain. Responsible for planning, developing, and implementing state of the art information solutions facilitating corporate and people's growth, also to provide I.T and Infrastructure management for all business units like KFC, Lal Qila, Indulge, CASA, Freshens, My Super Store and L’Occitane spread over 85 branches in 20 cities Nationwide. Innovation and Creativity – Major use of uniform platform and migration to industry standard Web based Multi-tier application architectures leading to an ERP, Object oriented analysis and design, Use of Radio and VSAT Links, Cost effective POS solutions, many of which is now been implemented and used company wide. Initiated Business Continuity Management (BCM) program to prevent disaster situation and prepare the organization to continue business with minimum outage and revenue loss. Exercise to handle such situation. Also setup a Remote Recovery Site. Reduced risk of downtime in high throughput environment preventing potential loss of thousands of rupees. Established best practices for software development projects at organizational level. In order to get secured network connectivity between nationwide branches and corporate offices, engaged in Installation, Configuration and Maintenance of Local and Wide Area Network including Wireless Connectivity using Radio Modems, Satellites, VIP, Wimax DSL & Cisco Routers. That’s not only reduced the communication cost by 30% but also enhanced organizational network infrastructure to meet future communication challenges. This was a million dollar project completed ahead of time and within the budget. Show less

Network Support Engineer

• Jan 2001 - Aug 2001

Ensuring 24x7 System availability in a critical environment was responsible to manage and monitor Computerized Security and Fire Control System at BCE Place, Toronto, Canada. Also providing support to MS Windows 2000 and Novell Netware servers. Scheduled Testing and Trouble shooting of Siemens Security and Fire Alarm System in the building Ensuring 24x7 System availability in a critical environment was responsible to manage and monitor Computerized Security and Fire Control System at BCE Place, Toronto, Canada. Also providing support to MS Windows 2000 and Novell Netware servers. Scheduled Testing and Trouble shooting of Siemens Security and Fire Alarm System in the building

IT Manager

• Nov 1999 - Jan 2001

Manager Networks

• Jul 1994 - Dec 1999

Leading a team of 12 network engineers to provide result oriented support to the customers increasing revenue and repeated business. Consulting clients over identifying network problems and providing effective solutions. Designed and implemented network infrastructure to improve customer productivity and reduce cost. Scheduling and managing many projects and then retrieving client’s feed back. Planning, installation, maintenance and technical support of network operating systems like Windows NT and Novell Netware. Conducted trainings on Windows NT and Novell Netware for corporate clients. As a certified IBDN Engineer, was involved in designing and installation of structured cabling for the IBDN (Integrated Building Design Networks) including single & multimode optical fiber backbone terminations and connectivity Show less